yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
So, a friend of mine has a Sony Xperia SP... Model C5303, Android 4.3, Build number 12.1.A.1.207.

I know I have to unlock it's bootloader in order to be able to put TWRP on it (and then custom ROM). But how do I do this? I looked around but found nothing (really, I might just be blind).

Thanks in advance to anyone who might be answering. Also, if I unlock the bootloader... Do I lose anything (like camera capabilities, I know that was a thing for the Xperia Z)...?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flash-:
welcome first :p

second : u first unlock it yeah then go to this

and then install it on ur freind's phone (via pc it's very simple and all is written there )

after u do this and have a working recovery u go to the recovery and flash the twrp from here and then u will have a fully working recovery capable of flashing even 6.0 ROMs ...but if u want a recovery that is only working with 5.0+ ROMs (it's very good and fast " it's the last twrp v3.0.0 !! " and flash it if u want to flash a lollipop ROM or higher ) check this out :)

all is here and i'm sure u won't need something else ,,,,enjoy ! :silly:
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
Well thank you very much! I'm on my phone and looked around xda but haven't seen much... Maybe I was looking in the wrong place.

So 5.1.1 is better than 6.0 huh?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flash-:
6.0 is better in terms of everything :p

but

in 6.0 the camera is broken (video recording does work but u can't capture images or take photos )

so if that is not a problem then u should flash 6.0

5.1.1 is fully functional and it's very smooth and good too (i'm on cm12.1) and it's very good and i have no problems with it at all ...all is fixed in 5.1.1 >>>for the best ROM u should go for cm12.1+adrian dc addons (or u can flash the latest unofficial build from here which have everything u need )

or flash the nighltly and flash with it the gestures package and the quickboot :)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
I see.

Yeah, I have Marshmallow on my Nexus 6 and I have a crazy bug with Contacts... I receive a message from number X, add it to Contacts, and there's a chance that next time I try to look for that contact, it doesn't exist. Say... I click on the contact right after I add it to my Contacts list, and try to Edit it. The number field would be empty, and seconds later I'd be brought back to the Contacts List with a toast notification saying "This contact doesn't exist".

Crazy, lol. Wasn't happening on Lollipop. Oh and battery isn't any better with Marshmallow - doubt Doze is working as intended, as long as you have apps like WhatsApp.

So yeah... I'll slap a Lollipop ROM on my friend's SP. Blow some new life on his 3 year old coffee grinder, lol.

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One more thing. Unlocking the bootloader doesn't break anything? Like I said in the original post, I remember the Xperia Z had a thing where if you unlocked its bootloader, the camera would go bonkers (wouldn't work lol).

Also... if this guy ever wants to go back to stock... Is there this posibility? I've seen there are stock .ftf files, not sure what's that about.

Thank you very much for assisting me :)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flash-:
our 6.0 is very clean thanks to our great developer but since we have outdated libs of the camera that's the only problem we have and we hope to get it fixed :(

about the BL the unlocking will only effect the display (bravia-engine 2 will be disabled ) but anyway that won't work on custom ROMs at all ,,,so flashing lollipop will kill that anyway but it doesn't effect much cuz the display with HTS on lollipop is just fine and great

to get back u need to first backup the drm files (this is before the unlocking process !!) there is a program for it called TA backup ...search for it u will find it for sure cuz it's for all xperia devices

after u back that up keep it in safe place and flash whatever u want

whenever u want to get back to stock just flash a ftf ROM with flashtool (or there are some great stock ROM zips u can flash directly via twrp or cwm )

if u want to restore the bravia engine 2 just re-lock the boot-loader and restore the drm keys from the backup u took and boom ! everything get back to normal

and yes our phone is 3 years old but it's great one and we still not on legacy section thanks to it's community !!

good luck with all ! hope ur friend enjoy it ;)

and all is here to help u :)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
If I back up those DRM files, I suppose I can restore them after I flash a ftf ROM? To fully go back to stock, I mean...
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zenith:
Yes, you can. And restoring DRM keys will re-lock your bootloader as well.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
So... the restoring procedure is like this : flash .tft file, restore DRM keys?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zenith:
Yes
[Android Apps and Games] ki8441:
Are you lucky today?

At the begin of the game, the secret number eg 36 will be generated randomly.

A range of the number eg 1-100 will be shorten after the number selected.

Repeat and repeat until a user (computer/user) who selected the secret number will lose the game.

Feature

- Real user pronounce (1-100).

- Play with computer or friend.

Google Play Link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=game.guessNumber.guessCharacter.openYourMouth

Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/OpenYourMouthGame
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Culds steve:
I need help i flashed adi bro s miui rom and i got stuck on bootloop

can anyone help me ?????????
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sharol_16:
Just reflash your old rom or backup rom. You can also flash the other Roms to make it..
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Culds steve:
No i want this particular rom and tried everthing to fix bt nothing happened
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VigneshS007:
wait for aditya to fix it
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Culds steve:
Im also waiting for him bt he isnt replying because he doesnt have data
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neonkat:
grab a logcat for bootloop and check what's causing error.
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Culds steve:
Can u teach me how to get a logcat

Please
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neonkat:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47172724
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Culds steve:
Process is too lengthy to fit in my small brain xD
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EMONESSboy:
:D

Sent from Mars through NASA Satalitte

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miui...? you like the ui...??? :D lol

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[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Culds steve:
U just stay on mars lol
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EMONESSboy:
hahahahahahaahahaha your sooo funnnyyyy :D u liked that MIUI..... LOLZZZZZZZZ...!!!!!!!? ?????????

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[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neonkat:
i think you have never used miui,that's why you are saying,i like miui a lot but it lags like hell on my phone(1gb ram) that's why i am on cm.
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EMONESSboy:
i have owed xaiomi redmi note 4g for a while hmmmm i brusted that **** after 4month of use i hated that ui i just hated that......

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i am on 1.5gb ram and using cm i love cm just waiting for cm13 hmmmm only a main bus front cammm i dont think it wil be fine... but i still love cm12.1 but miui lol its funny i hate apple too

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[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Culds steve:
What about changing the framework.jar of buggatys miui rom with the current miui rom ?

What say ??
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neonkat:
different devices,different framework.you need to modify the current one.

first get the your build booted,dual sim will not work(that,s for sure).you will have to edit framework.jar to get it working.
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Culds steve:
It doesnt boot

thats the main thing :( :( :( :( :(
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waheem:
You need to download repair firmware full firmware package PDA modem csc here http://www.tsar3000.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=55&Itemid=82 make sure download correct firmware of your country region 100% solved your problem hit thanks

---------- Post added at 04:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:26 PM ----------

You need to download repair firmware full firmware package PDA modem csc here http://www.tsar3000.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=55&Itemid=82 make sure download correct firmware of your country region 100% solved your problem hit thanks
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robtos:
Is it possible to do it? If so, can anyone share a backup? Thanks
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chudy_85:
Not possible

Wysłane z mojego HUAWEI MT7-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freco:
Not possible because marshmallow version of TWRP cannot "see" lollipop backups. I tried it with no luck.
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chudy_85:
My twrp see file from b331

I'm on b513

Wysłane z mojego HUAWEI MT7-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freco:
You can give it a try and tell us what happened.

Be careful though.
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pablo87:
It would be be great if it would work. Please report back with result.

If it works than there is no need for roll back package - at least for those that have bootloader unlocked. :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BiggTeddy26:
Anyone know a Samsung Galaxy S6 Port that has a fully working theme store
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
No need for dupe threads

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/help/s6-port-s5-t3309937
[G2 Themes and Apps] hc dictator:
THEME Hybrid AOSP (LG_UX_4.0+Google AOSP Style)

THEMED APPS

framework-res

lge-res

apps_floating-res

lgsystemui

lgcalendar

lgcalculator

lgmusic

lgincallui

lgmessage

lgqmemo

lgqremote

lgfmradio

lgbrowser

lggallery

lgfilemanager...and many others

added new system fonts

android M bootanimation

INSTALLATION

Simple flash via recovery

DOWNLOAD

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByogMrI8VKefMFpraEVXUlFWTlk/view?usp=sharing

Fix white dialogs

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByogMrI8VKefRzNHTGMwakxNRk0/view?usp=sharing

Special thanks

[MENTION=270378]Cloudyfa[/MENTION] for his rom, [MENTION=4196304]glfsd[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5328449]Mako0[/MENTION] for help,support and comparision,that made possible the realization of this theme.
[G2 Themes and Apps] yken:
Same for green theme, Eva black and for this. I installed over V30h. LG Home force closes. I advice installing a second launcher to try this, and have a backop too.

I did not delete dalvik, cache, maybe i would.

Your theme is great.
[G2 Themes and Apps] hippiesky:
Very nice!
[G2 Themes and Apps] TornadoMiMo:
does it work with cloudy 3.3 ??
[G2 Themes and Apps] hc dictator:
[MENTION=386487]yken[/MENTION] i have made also a mod for lghome,if you want to use the stock launcher.

[MENTION=6540297]TornadoMiMo[/MENTION] of course,i have made it for cloudy 3.3.

Inviato dal mio LG-D802 utilizzando Tapatalk
[G2 Themes and Apps] hippiesky:
I did notice with the launcher some stock widgets dont work also most stock widets dont work with smart bulletin if you use those
[G2 Themes and Apps] hc dictator:
For stock widget,try to delete data and cache of LGhome in Settings--->applications.

For smartbulletin,is a know issue,after edit qremote,lghealth and other lg apps,does not appear in smartbulletin list..i don't know why.

Sorry For my english.

Inviato dal mio LG-D802 utilizzando Tapatalk
[G2 Themes and Apps] blackcodetech:
Very good theme maybe you can make like this for google edition 1.4 ;)
[G2 Themes and Apps] hc dictator:
Thanks,the google edition is already in aosp style,as soon as i can,i want to adapt my theme to SRK rom.

Inviato dal mio LG-D802 utilizzando Tapatalk
[G2 Themes and Apps] hippiesky:
Any way to change lockscreen clock?
[G2 Themes and Apps] skrilex:
does it work with google edition 1.5?
[G2 Themes and Apps] Wael007:
Awesome... Does it work with stock lollipop ??
[G2 Themes and Apps] hc dictator:
[MENTION=5413267]hippiesky[/MENTION] To change the lockscreen clock,need to decomplile LGsystemUi

[MENTION=3213056]skrillex[/MENTION] I have not tried this theme,with google edition rom.

[MENTION=7306086]Wael007[/MENTION] I have tried with Srk rom,and don't work,so i think don't work also on stock rom.

Inviato dal mio LG-D802 utilizzando Tapatalk
[G2 Themes and Apps] Wael007:
Sadly.......I have a stock based rom so ...:( Thanks for the info bro
[G2 Themes and Apps] hippiesky:
Where would i look to make that clock smaller ?
[G2 Themes and Apps] hc dictator:
LGSustemUI/res/layout/keyguard_circular_clock_view.

Sorry for late reply.

Inviato dal mio LG-D802 utilizzando Tapatalk
[G2 Themes and Apps] hippiesky:
Thanks . no worries just glad you replied [emoji1]
[G2 Themes and Apps] Uechy:
¿Can you make this theme for original ux and diferent dpi? Thanks

Enviado desde mi LG-D802 mediante Tapatalk
[G2 Themes and Apps] Emresaygin:
İ install this for stock 5.0.2 ?
[G2 Themes and Apps] SantoSubito:
How can i get stock "always black" navbar with this mod? :confused:

It looks really nice but I don't like colored navbars. BTW I'm on 30f stock with google apps and it works :)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] intoxicant:
Hi Have A Xda Neo/spv M600 Which Is Stuck In Bootloader Mode

While I Was Upgrading It

It Goes Upto Startp Screen And Just Stays There .

Please Help!!!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] mattydk:
Hey. I just got a Verizon M8, and I was looking into installing some custom roms. The main rom that I want to install is a port of Android 6.0 from the GPE. It says that I wouldn't need S-Off to install, as to be honest, IDK what that is.

Anyways, how would I go about installing that rom since I wouldn't need S-OFF?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dottat:
Well...unless your phone is already boot loader unlocked you sir will need s-off. Verizon doesn't allow us to unlock boot loaders like every other carrier out there.

Start @ http://theroot.ninja

And once s-off/unlocked you will be able to flash custom roms. The roms you saw say don't require s-off are based on phone carriers where unlocked bootloaders are allowed.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lecron:
Please give me link for Xperia Z1,C6902,build number 14.2.A.1.136(jelly bean),official firmware .ftf.I can't find this .ftf firmware.Please help me.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aquaboy11:
C6902 14.2.A.1.136 Generic US 1276-7828_R4B MIRROR

C6902 14.2.A.1.136 Generic IN 1277-2364_R4B MIRROR

C6902 14.2.A.1.136 Generic UA 1276-6786_R1B MIRROR

Thanks to [MENTION=2607037]hyelton[/MENTION] for the huge collection of .ftf's :).
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lecron:
Please help me anymore

The link was delected by someone.Please find another link for me.please
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PCSE:
As mentioned above I just realized that there is no NFC option available in this ROM except for the one in the Statusbar dropdown which, when pressed, just redirects me to the main settings menu.

Did anyone experience an issue related to this or even the same?

I'm Thankful for every reply even if you could tell me that it's just me.

Happy Superbowl ;)
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jabonloco:
can`t help on that but, that rom its for ale-l04?
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PCSE:
No, it explicitly said it's for ale l21
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5] ajr0203:
I was wondering if someone could help me mod my Sprint Note5 to show the current carrier in the top left corner? It would be helpful for when I'm roaming, either domestically or internationally. I know it shows it when you slide down the notification bar, so I'm sure there's a way it can be done. Could anyone help me with this? I'm new to the site so I apologize if this is in the wrong section, but I think it's right. Any help would be greatly appreciated!:)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5] shooterlgk:
Like that ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5] ajr0203:
Yeah, like that!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5] shooterlgk:
R u rooted?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5] ajr0203:
I'm not yet. I want to, but Idk if I want to break my samsung pay option
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5] ajr0203:
I'd like to be able to have my carrier name in the top like you have, but I'd want it to change with whichever network I'm connected to. I don't want it to be static and added manually with like xposed or something.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5] shooterlgk:
Other than xposed I know of no other way .I can also change it to whatever id like .it don't necessarily have to say the carrier name. But its up to u if ud like to root. I personally don't care for Samsung pay
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rowihel2012:
I am going to miss my mate 8

But i have to sell it after the fastbook weard problem

I cant use any mobile without root
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nighthawk626:
You can't sell anything on here
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lorenzw:
here it is not a classified ad site
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malekowsky:
Good thing you're selling it. You're not even able to overcome a minor issue.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rowihel2012:
minor? i dont see it minor

how could be it minor

i cant find any fix to the fastboot problem i tried 3 computers

:crying:
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rowihel2012:
it not ad

i am just hoping any one can help me to fix the fastboot failed command not allowed problem :crying:
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryshard:
Hi about a week ago my IR blaster stop working (s6 edge) and dont know why. I do some research and find out some apps can disable sensor so i delete all apps what i install last week and still nothing... i do the sensor test by using *#0*# on dialer and led on the phone its working but no working with tv...also find on internet fast charger can damage sensors its that true ? There is anything else what i can do ?

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[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryshard:
Also find out the proximity sensor dont work ?

Wysłane z mojego SM-G925F przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thahim:
Is there any IR Blaster in S6 Edge Plus? I didnt knew this. How can i use it?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcochapita:
Only on the regular s6 and s6 edge .the plus version didn't bring,my guees is that they didnt had enough space [emoji1]
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thahim:
Might be. I wonder whats that hole on top of the bezel.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peterkawa:
Thanks! I found out thanks to your findings, my proximity sensor didn't work.

I thought of the Macrodroid app I have running.

And yes, there was a script which invoked the proximity sensor.

Disabled the script, rebooted my S6 et voila. IR working like a charm.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G920F met Tapatalk
[XDA Assist] Fido-X:
What's the safest way to root "SONY XPERIA J ST26I ANDROID v4.2"

What software and what steps to perform for a safe root?
[XDA Assist] Art Vanderlay:
Hi and welcome to XDA.

This is the root method for your device.

> Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E > Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E General > [ROOT] Xperia J JB 11.2.A.0.33 (31,21) - Easy + 100%

If you have any further queries then post in there or in Q&A http://xdaforums.com/xperia-j-e/help. Experts there may be able to help you.

Good luck :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shellscape:
Greets.

Working with an SM-G900T that's still on a KitKat baseband. I'm attempting to use `adb shell` and `dd` to update my baseband firmware. I've backed up both modem.bin and NON-HLOS.bin before attempting this. Here's what the commands and output looks like:

→ adb shell
shell@klte:/ $ su
root@klte:/ # dd if=/mnt/sdcard/Download/NON-HLOS.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
dd: /dev/block/mmcblk0p1: Operation not permitted
1+0 records in
0+0 records out
0 bytes transferred in 0.001 secs (0 bytes/sec)
1|root@klte:/ #

I'm stuck on the 'Operation not permitted' bit, and I can't find any information on that on the web. Any ideas?

(I've exhausted all of the other roads to accomplish this; OSX JOdin, Mobile Odin, and heimdall. I've spent a lot of time trying to get each to work with no success, so please leave those out as suggestions.)
[Samsung Galaxy Young S6310] JoaoMuas:
Dear All.

I have my GT-S6312 rooted and with CWM installed.

I would like to install the stock lollipop rom on it.

What files do I need and where cam I find them?

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Young S6310] lesleyxxx15:
Lollipop is not yet available for this device. You can download CM11 in the CM11 development thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Young S6310] JoaoMuas:
Thanks for the answer.

I believe CM11 is Kitkat, right? Sorry but I'm new to this smartphone mods. Is CM11 fully working?

I also saw some procedures to update GT-S5360 to Lollipop, that's why I asked, as I thought maybe this was compatible...

And about custom roms, what other options do I have? I see so many discussions I got a bit confused.

Thanks for your help.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] generalriden:
Now that WM6 English AkU0.3 wad released, which ROM do you think is faster for you?

WM5 AKU 3.3.3

or

WM6 AKU 0.3.0..

For me testing of speed is not only depends on benchmarking. The best way to check it is to run heavy programs for each ROM and see how fast they response to the program. Like playing high resource demanding games like Azgard Defence ,Machine War ,Zio Golf Tiger woods etc..

In WM6 they run smoothly...thats it!! Which means for me, WM6 is faster..
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] ironeagle:
WM6 is faster and able to handle heavy applications smoothly.. There is no jerk in between application.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] mwilmar:
a litle bit slow on booting but faster on processing...
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] vocian:
this is so fast and also quite stable . its worth of trying :)
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] funyjoker:
go to www.filehippo.com, you can find a lot of application including Activesync 4.5 :)
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] generalriden:
i tried to benchmark this ATOm w/ wm6 using sktools..

BENCHMARK i

184.11 Atom Pure WM6

while others..

172.56 HTC magician Wm2003Se px416mhz

196.64 XDA Trion WM5 samsung400mhz

216.15 HTC universal WM5 pxa270 520mhz
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] generalriden:
Benchmark defines

benchmark is the act of running a computer program, a set of programs, or other operations, in order to assess the relative performance of an object, normally by running a number of standard tests and trials against it. The term, benchmark, is also commonly used for specially-designed benchmarking programs themselves. Benchmarking is usually associated with assessing performance characteristics of computer hardware, for example, the floating point operation performance of a CPU, but there are circumstances when the technique is also applicable to software. Software benchmarks are, for example, run against compilers or database management systems.

Benchmarks provide a method of comparing the performance of various subsystems across different chip/system architectures. Benchmarking is helpful in understanding how the database manager responds under varying conditions. You can create scenarios that test deadlock handling, utility performance, different methods of loading data, transaction rate characteristics as more users are added, and even the effect on the application of using a new release of the product.